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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Gaps
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'What does it mean to be the one left behind?

'When sixteen-year-old Yin Mitchell is abducted, the news reverberates through the whole Year Ten class at Balmoral Ladies College. As the hours tick by, the girls know the chance of Yin being found alive is becoming smaller and smaller.

'Police suspect the abduction is the work of a serial offender, with none in the community safe from suspicion. Everyone is affected by Yin’s disappearance—even scholarship student Chloe, who usually stays out of Balmoral drama, is drawn into the maelstrom. And when she begins to form an uneasy alliance with the queen of Year Ten, Natalia, things get even more complicated.

'Looking over their shoulders at every turn, Chloe and Natalia must come together to cope with their fear and grief as best they can. A tribute to friendship in all its guises, The Gaps is a moving examination of vulnerability and strength, safety and danger, and the particular uncertainty of being a young woman in the world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2021 .
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      Extent: 320p.p.
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      • Published 2 March 2021.
      ISBN: 9781922330482

Works about this Work

A Real, Powerful Anger Joy Lawn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17 April 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of The Gaps Leanne Hall , 2021 single work novel ; Tiger Daughter Rebecca Lim , 2021 single work children's fiction ; When We Are Invisible Claire Zorn , 2021 single work novel
Leanne Hall, The Gaps Bec Kavanagh , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 6-12 March 2021;

— Review of The Gaps Leanne Hall , 2021 single work novel

'It’s often said that one of the defining features of young adult fiction is hope. Despite its dark subject matter, Leanne Hall’s latest novel, The Gaps, glimmers with hope and fury.' (Introduction)

Leanne Hall, The Gaps Bec Kavanagh , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 6-12 March 2021;

— Review of The Gaps Leanne Hall , 2021 single work novel

'It’s often said that one of the defining features of young adult fiction is hope. Despite its dark subject matter, Leanne Hall’s latest novel, The Gaps, glimmers with hope and fury.' (Introduction)

A Real, Powerful Anger Joy Lawn , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17 April 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of The Gaps Leanne Hall , 2021 single work novel ; Tiger Daughter Rebecca Lim , 2021 single work children's fiction ; When We Are Invisible Claire Zorn , 2021 single work novel
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